Use Of Satire In Joseph Heller's Catch 22

On the surface, satire may seem meaningless, but is actually thought provoking proven by Catch 22. The novel itself is composed in mockery of World War II. This novel is centered on the compact island of Pianosa in the Mediterranean sea, immediately upon Germany no longer being a threat to the United States. It evolves around the endeavors of one man, Yossarian, to carry through the everlasting war. Throughout this novel Yossarian is trying to escape the war, and in order to do so he does many improper things. In his novel, Joseph Heller is able to assemble a superficial statement about the demeanor of all U.S. bombardiers during WWII by presenting Yossarian, a rebellious, cunning antihero. Heller enlightens Yossarian through his narrative of Yossarian’s …show more content…
"They're trying to kill me," Yossarian told him calmly. “No one's trying to kill you," Clevinger cried. "Then why are they shooting at me?" Yossarian asked. "They're shooting at everyone," Clevinger answered. "They're trying to kill everyone." "And what difference does that make?" (Heller, 17) Despite Yossarian’s display of only caring for himself, he succeeds in manifesting concern for other bombardiers in his battalion, this unconventional trait demonstrates Yossarians true character of himself representing the virtuous and temperamental core within the novel. Throughout the preliminary preamble of Catch 22, criticism is exceedingly renowned in which Heller believes that war can inspire people despite being attentive to not criticize the war completely. Alternatively, his denunciation puts emphasis on how satire revolves around the incertitude between pretense and actuality. A proliferate case would be when Yossarian’s detachment is entrusted with bombing ammunition locations situated around